The center on a high school basketball team wants to increase the maximum height of his jump. What statement correctly describes how he could achieve this goal?
A) Wearing lighter shoes would increase the height of his jump.
B) Jumping at a 45° angle would increase the height of his jump.
C) Jumping with greater acceleration would increase the height of his jump.
D) Jumping with greater initial velocity would increase the height of his jump.

Question

The center on a high school basketball team wants to increase the maximum height of his jump. What statement correctly describes how he could achieve this goal?
 A) Wearing lighter shoes would increase the height of his jump. 
 B) Jumping at a 45° angle would increase the height of his jump. 
 C) Jumping with greater acceleration would increase the height of his jump. 
 D) Jumping with greater initial velocity would increase the height of his jump.

hallm · Answer

i think it is c

Hero · Answer

Why C?

hallm · Answer

because if you increase your acceleration you can increase the bend of the leg so you can jump higher

hallm · Answer

but i dont know it could be b as well

Hero · Answer

And how did you eliminate the other options?

hallm · Answer

well a is just defensively not it and d could be it too i dont know my brain is scrambled ive been doing this test for 3 hours

hallm · Answer

hello